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Lutein, a nutrient and organic carotenoid, can reduce inflammation and risk of heart disease, but a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience suggests it is also associated with counteracting cognitive aging. Taking a new approach, researchers…

Scientists believe we know much about various brain regions, but we still have a long way to go. Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NYC have recently discovered evidence about an ancient and well-studied region of…

Brain training games Can games help you train your brain? The jury is out, but several groups of scientists and startups are hard at work trying to prove that they can. This week Lauren Goode at The Verge reported on…

Medical and recreational marijuana is growing in popularity across the United States and many other western countries, but there are plenty of states that don't allow marijuana possession. Although numerous studies have shown marijuana to improve chronic pain, reduce nausea,…

From social media to student loans, Americans and westerners are increasingly faced with anxiety. This low-grade stressor contributes to illness, chronic disease, and general unhappiness, but until now has been hard to pinpoint for treatment. New researched published in Nature…

It's no surprise that many people accept the power of music to improve their mood. Classical music therapy is grounded mostly in the social sciences like psychology, however. It has been constrained by the assumption that if music is helping…

The Odyssey is one of the oldest and most influential historical tales of modern western civilization. Passed down through songs, it remains an important literary work, but may also hold the key to solving our current crisis with diabetes and…

As a parent, the thought of a two-year old toddler drowning is dreadful, but that is exactly what happened to two Louisiana parents in a swimming pool accident. Luckily, scientists at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center used hyperbolic…

Entrepreneurs, creatives, and leaders all know what it feels like to experience “flow,” that feeling of intense focus that is extremely high-energy, yet calm enough to be productive. This distilled form of engagement is a lot like losing yourself in…

After a TED talk and her 2016 book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth brought a new concept into the mainstream: our level of success depends on our grit. So when Chinese scientists at the Zhejiang University…